KDocs Film Festival centres journeys in solidarity and the power of social justice – BC [Video]

KDocs Film Festival started out as an attempt to engage students beyond the classroom.

“I know the power of documentary film in the classroom and that really was the genesis of KDocs,” said Janice Morris, festival founder.

“It really just took off because documentary film in particular has an ability to reach people, not only capture their interest, but to build awareness and actually create engagement.”

Now a multi-day festival, KDocs runs from Wednesday to Saturday at the VIFF Centre.

What makes the festival unique is its focus on social justice.

“So many documentary filmmakers are themselves activists who use their art as their activism,” Morris said. “The film festival really brings all of that together.”

This year’s festival theme is Journeys in Solidarity, and the theme was landed on only after deciding which films would be selected.

“This year we looked at over 650 possible films. We are not a submissions-based festival, which means we …